To combat this, the report recommends the use of "prevention
orders" that would stop the alleged trolls' access to certain
websites. Similar rules are already in place in Britain to combat
antisocial activity (they're called AntiSocial Behaviour Orders,
or ASBOs) like vandalism or drunk and threatening behaviour, and
can ban people from doing certain things or going to certain
places.

The report does not suggest blanket Internet bans for offenders —
though it doesn't rule them out either. It recommends using the
way sex offenders are dealt with as a model for treating
anti-Semitic trolls. This involves "banning or blocking
individuals from certain aspects of Internet communication." In
regards to anti-Semitic trolling, this would almost certainly
mean bans from social media sites like Twitter and Facebook.

At this stage, it's just a recommendation. It's calling for the
Crown Prosecution Service to undertake a review "to examine the
applicability of prevention orders to hate crime offences and if
appropriate, take steps to implement them."

But even so, it's illustrative of how serious the issue of online
harassment has become. Almost all public figures who are on
social media will experience online abuse and trolling
at some point. Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo recently promised his
employees that Twitter would crack down on abuse on the platform.
In a leaked memo, he
said he's taking "personal responsibility" for the problem.